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ReviewLife (Basel, Switzerland)2022

Ablative Radiotherapy (ART) for Locally Advanced Pancreatic Cancer (LAPC): Toward a New Paradigm?

Nicola Simoni, Gabriella Rossi, Francesco Cellini, Viviana Vitolo, Ester Orlandi, Vincenzo Valentini, Renzo Mazzarotto, Nicola Sverzellati, Nunziata D'Abbiero

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Review in Life (Basel, Switzerland), 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
5citing papers in PubMed
0.6field-weighted citation impact, top 31% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Nicola SimoniRadiotherapy Unit, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria, 43126 Parma, Italy.
Gabriella RossiDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Integrata, 37126 Verona, Italy.
Francesco CelliniRadioterapia Oncologica ed Ematologia, Dipartimento Universitario Diagnostica per Immagini, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, 00168 Roma, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-2145-2300
Viviana VitoloRadiation Oncology Clinical Department, National Center for Oncological Hadrontherapy (CNAO), 27100 Pavia, Italy.
Ester OrlandiRadiation Oncology Clinical Department, National Center for Oncological Hadrontherapy (CNAO), 27100 Pavia, Italy.
Vincenzo ValentiniRadioterapia Oncologica ed Ematologia, Dipartimento Universitario Diagnostica per Immagini, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, 00168 Roma, Italy.
Renzo MazzarottoDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Integrata, 37126 Verona, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-0122-1871
Nicola SverzellatiDivision of Radiology, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria, 43126 Parma, Italy.
Nunziata D'AbbieroRadiotherapy Unit, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria, 43126 Parma, Italy.
Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata Verona · ITNational Center for Oncological Hadrontherapy · ITUniversità Cattolica del Sacro Cuore · ITOspedale di Parma · IT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Locally advanced pancreatic cancer (LAPC) represents a major urgency in oncology. Due to the massive involvement of the peripancreatic vessels, a curative-intent surgery is generally precluded. Historically, LAPC has been an indication for palliative systemic therapy. In recent years, with the introduction of intensive multi-agent chemotherapy regimens and aggressive surgical approaches, the survival of LAPC patients has significantly improved. In this complex and rapidly evolving scenario, the role of radiotherapy is still debated. The use of standard-dose conventional fractionated radiotherapy in LAPC has led to unsatisfactory oncological outcomes. However, technological advances in radiation therapy over recent years have definitively changed this paradigm. The use of ablative doses of radiotherapy, in association with image-guidance, respiratory organ-motion management, and adaptive protocols, has led to unprecedented results in terms of local control and survival. In this overview, principles, clinical applications, and current pitfalls of ablative radiotherapy (ART) as an emerging treatment option for LAPC are discussed.

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ablative radiotherapyintensive chemotherapylocally advancedpancreatic cancer

Identifiers

PMID35454956
PMCPMC9025325
OpenAlexW4224308976

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